Use the Version 6.0.x Migration wizard to transfer configuration
settings from Version 5.x Express to the Version 6.0.x standalone application
server.
- Start the First steps console.
Start the First
steps console at the end of installation or by issuing the following command
from the
firststeps directory:
./app_server_root/firststeps/firststeps.sh
app_server_root\firststeps\firststeps.bat
- Start the Migration wizard from the First steps console.
The Migration wizard uses the WASPreUpgrade command-line
tool and the WASPostUpgrade command-line tool to
migrate the data and applications from Version 5.x to Version 6.0.x.
This
step transfers applications and configuration information for the Version
5.x Express server resources, security, variables, and virtual hosts to the
Version 6.0.x standalone application server. All stored information is in
XML files in the app_server_root/config/cells directory
of each product.
The
WASPreUpgrade command-line
tool saves selected files from the
/bin directory to
a backup directory you specify on a wizard panel. Migration saves files from
the following directories to the backup directory:
- classes (This directory is not saved for iSeries platforms.)
- config
- installableApps
- installedApps (or an alternate directory specified by the user)
- properties (A subset of files in this directory is saved for iSeries platforms.)
Later, the Migration wizard uses the WASPostUpgrade migration
tool to restore the environment in the backup directory into the Version 6.0.x
standalone application server installation.